Review of Big (1988) by Rob Thomas for Capital Times (Madison, WI) — 28 Jul 2004

Will always remain Hanks' best comic performance.

This review of Big (1988) was written by Rob Thomas and published by Capital Times (Madison, WI) on 28 Jul 2004.

Big has generally received very positive reviews.

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